Well March, here you are! Before I could catch my breath, you arrived. I'm honestly excited to see you. You mark the beginning of wedding season, and I am so grateful. I begin to get a little antsy, excited, impatient when it's been a few months since I've photographed a wedding. It's what fires me up, you know? It's what I was made to do. So now I am focusing on rest, relaxation, and preparation - doing everything I should do in my business and my body to prepare for what's to come. I'm filing taxes, organizing and backing up hard-drives; I'm cleaning out my studio and sending off my equipment for cleaning, I'm meeting with vendors, taking my vitamins, running... a lot; I'm preparing for my new studio assistant, and I'm ready. I'm ready for what's ahead : acting like a lady, thinking like a boss. That's what you're for, March, you're here to prepare me. You are the launching pad for my 2012 wedding season! You give me the final days of preparation and rest, and then you reward me with beautiful couples in love. Yep, I like you a lot.
March Goals
12 in 12 : The Hunger Games [Trilogy]
Clean out the Garage*
Clean out my closet / get rid of old clothes that are taking up space
Take big trip to the consignment store
See The Hunger Games in the theater (!)
Continue to wake up at 6:30am Sundays - Thursdays
Run 3 miles with no walking; continue 1/2 marathon training
Have 1 big pre-wedding-season day of rest, just for me. Sleeping, reading, watching movies, relaxing
Send off all tax documents to my accountant
Okay, it's time to get real with you. The Hunger Games Trilogy has gotten the best of me.
If you follow me on Instagram, then you already know. I have a problem. A friend decided to "loan me the Hunger Games" on Kindle, which means I can access the entire book for 14 days on my Kindle iPad App. 14 days? Yeah right. No way I can finish a book in two weeks!
Well, before I knew it, 3 days had passed and I finished all 400 pages. Then I was off to the store, and I finished Catching Fire in 5 days. Now, I'm trying to pace myself with Mockingjay, but that's tough. It is seriously that good! So if you haven't yet, go read them. They are fascinating, can't-put-it-down kind of novels. I cannot wait for the movie!
Who else has been caught up into the world of Panem? Which book is your favorite of the three?
Hooray march!!! 17 days
we are honored to kickoff your wedding season!! ( and I just started the first hunger games book.. I may have to put it aside until after the wedding 
SO excited to see you soon!
Read the books over a year ago, and I’ve been waiting ever since then to see the movie!!…Cannot Wait! That said, book one was probably my favorite with book two not far behind. I thought that Mockingjay was weak compared to the first two.
Great goals! Enjoy your month
Book one and book two were tied for me, with book two perhaps SLIGHTLY ahead of book one. So glad you love them!
I loved them all, but the first was my favorite! They’re all incredible and I cannot wait to see the movie. My sorority is having a special early viewing at 8pm instead of midnight- and I am so thankful! This girl’s sleep schedule doesn’t allow for midnight premieres!
LOVE The Hunger Games! I thought the first book was the best, but I had to finish all three because I had to know what happened! Enjoy!
The first book was my favorite, but couldn’t put any of them down! I read them a few months back and have been anxiously waiting for the movie!! Glad you’re enjoying them!
Also, monthly goals on the blog: http://www.stephaniemlhughes.com/2012/03/march-on.html
Ok. I have to get the books. Maybe I will make it part of my goals to read at least one to see if I like. I’m scared because I know once I start reading I won’t stop and nothing will get done.
Best wishes this wedding season. I cannot wait to see what you have and be inspired.
I read them all in December! Love LOVE! My favorite is still the first book although the rest are a close second. Can’t wait to see the movie. Did you know if you go to http://www.thecapitoltour.pn you can find out what district you would be in? I am in 10! haha
I can’t wait for the movie! Our book club read the first one in January and then the next two for February! So so so good! I think the first one was my favorite!
Janine! That website was great. I’m apparently part of District 11 – my official occupation is a “sorter,” ha!
I was reading the first book from 7-10 last night. SO good!
OOOH love the idea of the pre-wedding-season day of rest, that sounds amazing. One of the things on my list of 101 in 1001 is to go a full day “unplugged” haha, that could be a good day for that!
I am totally obsessed with The Hunger Games, which is something I never thought I would be. I think the second book is my favorite, because I love the relationship that develops between Katniss and Peeta on the train. So sweet.